Details revealed how father was allegedly murdered before Christmas

Further details have been revealed about how a father of two was allegedly murdered in East Fremantle, two days before Christmas.

32-year-old Charlie McCarthy suffered a traumatic brain injury after he was allegedly stabbed through his left temple with a screw driver, killing the father of two.

It happened alongside riverside drive in East Fremantle two days before Christmas.

Today a judge rejected a bail application by the accused, 34-year-old Andrew Doan.

His defence lawyer argued he was of “good character” and that his time behind bars awaiting trial would impact his family, including his pregnant wife, that he would lose his job and that the state’s prosecution case was weak.

The defence claimed that there was a fight between the two men after an alleged racial slur was made to Mr Doan while fishing in the early hours of the morning.